African Americans

Lincoln Heights School - May Day, 1939. The image above shows five girls in identical dresses and hats pose for a photo.

Honoring Black History Month in Special Collections
Feb 22, 2024

In honor of Black History Month, Special Collections is featuring some of the collections that document and preserve the experiences of Black elementa...

The Colored Department of Norfolk and Western Railroad Y.M.C.A. photograph, AC 266, depicts 15 African Americans standing in front of a building with a sign reading

Recent Additions to the Appalachian Collection
Jun 23, 2023

In this blog post are a few of the new additions to the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection at the Special Collections Research Center.  If they piq...

Seven African American young men seated together for a portrait, possibly in a building of a college or university

New Scrapbooks Added in the Rare Books and Manuscripts Collections!
Nov 29, 2022

The Special Collections Research Center has recently added new scrapbooks to its Rare Books and Manuscripts collections: Maud Williams memory book; Ko...

JAM(min’) in Appalachia
Apr 14, 2021

This post was originally posted on April 10, 2018.  In 2001, the National Museum of American History designated April as Jazz Appreciation M...

Get to Know Jesse Jackson, Children’s Author
Mar 16, 2021

“[He] came to Appalachian to spend the day and ended up staying the rest of his life,” said Appalachian State University children’s literature p...